Prague Masters 2024 R5: Abdusattorov maintains his sole lead, now World no.5, Praggnanandhaa beats Vidit
03/03/2024 -Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) defeated Mateusz Bartel (POL) in the fifth round of Prague International Chess Festival 2024 Masters. The former World Rapid champion is now World no.5 in the live ratings. He is still at the top 4/5, followed by Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) 3.5/5 and Richard Rapport (ROU) 3/5. D Gukesh suffered a loss against David Navara (CZE). The former made a miscalculation in the same color bishop endgame. R Praggnanandhaa showed his resourcefulness against Vidit Gujrathi to score a victory. Vidit grabbed a wrong pawn when his opponent just activated his rook in the major piece endgame. Aansh Nandan Nerurkar got back to winning ways to maintain his sole lead 4.5/5. Today is a rest day. Round 6 for Masters, Challengers and Futures start tomorrow 4th March at 3 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival